The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 letter word MONKEY NUT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MONKEY NUT
- Fanatic going after primate’s bit of food
- Pulse brisk ultimately in one obsessed with material gain?
- Food from the earth — £500 to an aficionado
- Fruit, one of seven on top of two lockers
- Scamp with fruitcake, and something else to eat
- Vital during day teachers should get a little food
- Potassium found in bread loaf and pulse
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Food from the earth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case food from the earth = monkey nut.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.